Golcar's Liberal Democrat councillor Robert Iredale said 1,200 questionnaires had been sent out to people living around the James Street and Leymoor Road post offices - two of those threatened with the axe.

"We have had around 400 replies in a matter of days and we will be replying to each and every one.

"We have also had a lot of letters from people saying how terrible the proposed closures are and how they will affect the weakest members of society," he said.

He said the closures would also have an effect on other shops in the village.

"I know the butcher in James Street in Golcar is concerned."

Similar questionnaires have also been posted to local residents in the Birkby and Dalton wards, where again offices are threatened.